Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Council Members

Board of Commissioners Meeting

900 Front Avenue

November 15, 2006





Commissioners Present: Lee Brantley, H.S. Guron, Susan Lawhorne, Scott

Ressmeyer, Bruce Smith and Bill Webster.



Director Absent: Brian Plemmons, Veola Hymes, and Colin Martin.



Ex-Officio Members Present: Richard Bishop, Larry Campbell, Cyndy Cerbin,

Janice Davis, and Enoch Morris.



Ex-Officio Members Absent: Mike Gaymon, Dale Hester, Isaiah Hugley, Burnie

Quick, Ben Williams, Ed Wilson, and Mayor Bob Poydasheff.

Ed Wilson.



Staff Present: Peter Bowden, Shelby Guest, Kimberly Parker, and Linda Olvera.





Call to Order-Susan Lawhorne called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.



Approval of Minutes-Bruce Smith presented the minutes from the October 18th

Board

meeting and made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Bill Webster seconded

the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed.





Treasurer?s Report-H.S. Guron presented the October report for review by the

Board. Lee Brantley made a motion to accept the report as presented. Scott

Ressmeyer seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed.



Sales Report-October activity presented by Laura Walker

-Communications presented by Shelby Guest

and Kimberly Parker

-Smith Travel Report presented by Peter

Bowden



Chairman?s Report-Susan Lawhorne ?Annual audit report to be presented at

the January 2007 Board meeting.

-Nominating Committee report

presented by Larry Campbell: Chair-

Scott Ressmeyer, Vice

Chair-H.S. Guron, Treasurer-Bruce Smith

and Secretary-Bill Webster.

Susan Lawhorne made a motion to

accept the nominees. Lee

Brantley seconded the motion, a vote was

taken and the motion passed.

-Tourism Development Alliance

of Georgia-Legislative Issues White

Paper.

-Cultural Arts Alliance Merger

-Joint City Council & CCVB

Meeting

-CVB Open House-Thursday,

December 14, 2006 2:00 to 4:00



President-CEO Report-Peter Bowden?Hotel Partners Page



Recap-Susan Lawhorne-Scott Ressmeyer made a motion that the CCVB Board make a

resolution concerning the need for a hotel or hotel expansion within site of

the Convention Center the accommodate the growing need for additional lodging.

Lee Brantley seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion passed.



The meeting was adjourned at 9:00

a.m.

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